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Editorial: Protect Pell
On Monday, The New York Times reported that many elite colleges and universities around the country are finding it increasingly difficult to maintain their commitments to generous financial aid packages. Wesleyan U.
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Editorial: Gun control debate does not belong in tragedy
On Saturday morning, Kansas City Chiefs’ linebacker Jovan Belcher, 25, fatally shot his girlfriend, Kasandra Perkins, 22, in front of his mother before driving to Arrowhead Stadium to take his own life.
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Editorial: Political differences must be settled before fiscal cliff
As the year comes to an end and the holidays quickly approach, there is a lingering shadow over the cheer and jolly that has reinstated the political banter of election campaigning. The shadow is the upcoming "fiscal cliff” that will follow the ball dropping in Times Square on New Year’s Day.
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Editorial: The real cost of Walmart
Where’s the only place where one can easily purchase a dress shirt, a basketball and a tomato? The neighborhood Walmart, of course. The world’s largest corporation and retailer has expanded at a rapid clip since its first store opened in Arkansas.
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Editorial: US plays big, silent role in Gaza
Though the rockets and bomb blasts are almost 7,000 miles away, the turmoil in Gaza is not far removed from U.S. interests. In fact, with its economic heft, the U.S., as a seemingly silent superpower, is a larger player in the chaos ensuing now than perhaps either Israel or the Gaza strip.
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Editorial: Super PACs are yet to prove their worth in winning elections
In 2010, the United States Supreme Court ruled in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission that independent groups could spend infinite amounts of money on political campaigns.
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Editorial: Petraeus emails show Internet lacks veil of privacy
If any good has come from the troubling tale of former CIA Director Gen. David Petraeus and his sordid affair with his 40-year-old biographer, it is a lesson in exercising caution in what one writes in emails.
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Editorial: Secession not a reality, despite petition efforts
Elections are supposed to be that component of democracy built in to give citizens a chance to have their voices heard in governance. But clearly some don’t quite understand that, as they expressed their dissatisfaction with the election in a unique way.
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Editorial: Preparing to face the fiscal cliff
It’s all over – all (well, most) votes have been tallied, every state has chosen its favorite color from a host of options (well, two), and America has chosen the leader of the free world for the next four years. If it seems like a long time, it is – 1,460 days, to be exact.